FEDENAQUICK FACTS

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What is Fedena ?

• An open source school management and e-learning* software developed on ruby on rails framework.

*e-learning will be available from version 3.0 onwards

Fedena is a• Student Information System (SIS)• School Management software• School ERP• Campus Management software• Student records system• Student management system• School software• E-learning system• And many more

We can’t limit Fedena as a School ERP or SIS. Fedena is much more than that

Fedena is evolving towards an e-learning solution which will make virtual schooling

possible at very less investment

What is the meaning of the word Fedena ?

• Fedena means the coolest thing alive, usually meaning you come from royalty or from wealth. Something that is fedena is cool, hot, rare. source: urbandictionary.com

• Fedena is also motivated by the name of Greek goddess of wisdom Athena. Foradian+Athena = Fedena

Who is Foradian ?

• Foradian Technologies Pvt Ltd is a software company based out of Mangalore, Karnatka, India

• Foradian is the sponsor of the project fedena

More info www.foradian.com

Logo of Fedena

Meaning of the Logo

• The logo is derived from the face of an owl

Why owl ?

• closely associated with Athena (the goddess of wisdom)

• owl is upheld as a symbol of perspicacity and eruditionperspicacity = keenness of mental perception and understanding

erudition = knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.

• Many say the logo is a perfect mix of penguin, panda and owl faces.

• Some others recognize “Rock on” hand signal in the logo

Tagline of Fedena

•You ‘r power– Your power + You are power– Giving complete power and freedom to the users

Why Fedena project was started ?

• No such software (web based, open source, web 2.0, user friendly)

• More than 100 million schools/learning institutions all around the world.

Why Fedena is open source ?

• All schools around the world are different from each other.

• Customizations and regionalization is a must• Most schools are not using any software due

to the difficult UI and the cost of implementation

• Giving back to the society

What is the license of Fedena ?

• Apache License 2.0– Business friendly– More freedom than GNU License

Why Ruby on Rails ?

• Beautiful and powerful framework for developing amazing web applications

• Easy and interesting to learn• Customizations to Fedena can be done very

easily and in a short span of time

Evolution of Fedena

Version Release Code Name Properties

1.0 March 2010 Foredu Student Information System

2.0 August 2010 Magic School ERP with Finance and HR modules

3.0 December 2010 Ismikku E-Learning System

4.0 2012 Jamun E-Schooling / Virtual Schools

5.0 2013 Taxila E-University / E-Infrastructure

Future of Fedena

• With the integrated e-learning system the teachers and students all around the world can participate process of education– Eg: A student in a remote school in India can learn

from a Teacher in USA or UK

• In future when you want to start a school or university or any educational institution, you won’t have to buy land, build schools, appoint teachers and follow the usual process.

• You just need a Fedena installation. You can invite the teachers and students to your virtual school to start the process of education.

Help Project Fedena

• Spread the good news• Download and start using for free• Learn some Rails and start hacking• Give your suggestions and feedback• Help your nearby school to install and use it• Write in your blog, Tweet or Share via

facebook

More details

www.projectfedena.org